GROUNDHOGS "Split" Lp U.K Powerful Sound Audiophile Blues Psych Rock NM
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Description
GROUND HOGS "Split" LP
BGO Records BGO-LP76 Stereo
Audiophile-like Pressing
Made in U.K.
As the Groundhogs' best example of their gritty blues-rock fire and unique form of guitar-driven music, Split reveals more about Tony McPhee's character, perseverance, and pure love for performing this style of blues than any other album. Based around the misunderstanding and mystery of schizophrenia, Split takes a raw, bottom-heavy recipe of spirited, spunky guitar riffs (some of the best that McPheehas ever played) and attaches them to some well-maintained and intelligently written songs. The first four tracks are simply titled "Part One" to "Part Four" and instantly enter Split's eccentric, almost bizarre conceptual realm, but it's with "Cherry Red" that the album's full blues flavor begins to seep through, continuing into enigmatic but equally entertaining tracks like "A Year in the Life" and the mighty finale, entitled "Groundhog." Aside from McPhee's singing, there's a noticeable amount of candor in Peter Cruickshank's baggy, unbound percussion, which comes across as aimless and beautifully messy in order to complement the blues-grunge feel of the album. Murky, fuzzy, and wisely esoteric, Split harbors quite a bit of energy across its eight tracks, taking into consideration that so much atmosphere and spaciousness is conjured up by only three main instruments. This album, along with 1972's Who Will Save the World?, are regarded as two of the strongest efforts from the Groundhogs, but Split instills a little bit more of McPhee's vocal passion and dishes out slightly stronger portions of his guitar playing to emphasize the album's theme.
DESCRIPTION:
A TOP COPY. FINAL UPGRADE.
ORIGINAL GLOSSY GATEFOLD COVER
ORIGINAL THICK INFLEXIBLE VINYL
GLOSSY VINYL, CLEAN WHITE LABELS
VINYL CONDITION:
MINT Very Glossy!
COVER CONDITION:
NM- No seam splits, no ringwear, no edgewear, light rub mark top back cover
LABEL CONDITION:
NM Clean. GLOSSY. No writing, no stains, no tears.
SOUND TESTED: AWESOME!! Audiophile-like. Powerful, rich, clean.
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Packed professionally and carefully in a sturdy Lp mailer with an additional cardboard insert to help protect this great album.
International: $18.50 Canada: $13.50
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VINYL RATING CHART SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN YOUR PURCHASE:
MINT: LOOKS UNPLAYED WITH NO FLAWS
NM: NEAR PERFECT & VERY CLOSE TO LOOKING UNPLAYED
EXC (VG++): SOME MILD SIGNS OF BEING PLAYED..VERY LIGHT SCUFFS AND OR/HAIRLINES THAT USUALLY DO NOT AFFECT PLAY
VG+: WITH SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES AND SCUFFS THAT MAY AFFECT PLAY (Usually some light surface crackle)
VG: A VERY PLAYED COPY THAT HAS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR AND GENERALLY HAS VISIBLE SCRATCHES & SCUFFS. We only sell these if the record is super rare!
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